I can speak on the job/travel conflict. Making apps or running a website can enable you to travel the world full time. We've been doing it for four years. Fo

I can speak on the job/travel conflict. Making apps or running a website can enable you to travel the world full time. We've been doing it for four years. For the record, two of us travelled on a budget of less than $4,000 a month. Actual net costs were about $2,700[1] a month, and this is over 4 years, so not a short term number. This included the USA and Europe which are not exactly cheap. If you've got some websites or apps making $2k a month, you can travel the world. And you can just go to nicer countries as your income goes up. Be aware, though that it is distracting to travel full time. IF you're young, there's no reason not to- you can start an internet startup while on the road, and if you fail, you'll at least have one hell of an adventure. I can tell you this-- being able to tell a interviewer about a multi-month trip traveling is like catnip on job interviews. Everyone wants to do it, and you doing it makes you stand out compared to other candidates. And if you're at all successful, you won't ever need that job interview. You don't have to come home. (or you may find "home" is somewhere else.) Damn, do I need to start a blog. [1] This is spread over time, so, 6 months living in the UK is a lot cheaper each month than the one month where we flew across the Atlantic. We budget an expensive flight every 6 months or so, and take local or cheap transportation in-between.